First placeGraduate division:R. Bramer Owens, Baylor
University, Waco, TX; "The Plight of the Not-for-Profit: How Current
Controversies Are a Reflection of the Historical, Regulatory, and Competitive
Environment of the Tax-Exempt Hospital." Undergraduate division:Tanisha D. Woodard, James
Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA; "Addressing Variation in Hospital
Quality: Is Six Sigma the Answer?"

Third
placeGraduate division: Tracey Lynn Perez Koehlmoos,
University of South Florida, Tampa; "Innovation, Implementation,
and Implosion: A Public-Private Partnership Struggles to Survive in the
Changing Environment"Undergraduate division: Greer Gray, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa; "To Err Is Human, but Should It Be Reported?"

2001

First
placeGraduate division: Velma Roberts,
University of Alabama at Birmingham; "Managing Strategic Outsourcing
in the Healthcare Industry" Undergraduate division: Coleen F. Santa Ana, James Madison
University, Harrisonburg, Va.; "The Adoption of Complementary and
Alternative Medicine by Hospitals: A Framework for Decision-Making"

Second
placeGraduate division: Lauren E. Wood,
Medical College of Virginia Campus at Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond; "To Regulate or Not to Regulate: Was
Certificate of Need Successful?"Undergraduate division: Kelly Renee Watson, University of
Alabama, Tuscaloosa, "Uninsured Children: Problems and Solutions"

Second
placeGraduate division: Jeffrey S. Crane,
University of South Florida, Tampa, "A Multi-Level Performance
Appraisal Tool Transition from the Traditional to a CQI Approach"Undergraduate division: Lindsey R. Hobbs, University
of New Hampshire, Durham, "The Benefits of Intergenerational
Shared Site Programs"

First
placeGraduate division: Kara Marschke, University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, "Protecting the Public’s Interest:
The Role of the State Attorney General in Regulation Hospital
Conversion"Undergraduate division: Alison Heightchew, James
Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va., "Antitrust and
Affiliations among Health Care Providers: The Need for a Level Playing
Field"

Second
placeGraduate division: Theresa Burkhart,
Ohio State University, Columbus, "Service Quality: A
Model for the Patient Satisfaction System"Undergraduate division: Janet Dahlke, California
State University, Fresno, "United States Public Health
Support to Developing Nations Can Increase Worldwide Health Promotion
and Wellness As Well As Reduce Our Own National Health Risks"

Third
placeGraduate division: Susan Shear, University
of Kentucky, Lexington, "The Management of Medical Devices:
Asking the Right Questions at the Right Time"Undergraduate division: Pam Johnson, Pennsylvania
State University, University Park, "Ethical Implications
of Unhealthy Workers"

Second
placeGraduate division: Michael S. Holland,
Rush University, Chicago, "Customer Satisfaction After
Outpatient Surgery"Undergraduate division: George W. Einhorn, Governors
State University, University Park, Ill., "An Acute Pain
Management Service in the Community Hospital: A Practical Approach
for Organization and Implementations"

Third
placeGraduate division: Laurie A. Ashmore,
University of South Carolina, Columbia, "Managing Diversity"No third-place award was granted in the undergraduate division.

1992

First
placeGraduate division: Mimi Modarress, University
of Minnesota, "Organ Donation and Transplantation: The
Need for a Multi-Pronged Approach for Equitable Allocation"Undergraduate division: Julie Pachmayer, Governors
State University, University Park, Ill., "The Implications
of Advance Directives on the Healthcare Institution"

Second
placeGraduate division: Margaret Keavney,
Tulane University, New Orleans, "Hospital Ethics Committees
and the Law"Undergraduate division: Patricia A. Gordon, University
of New Hampshire, Durham, "The Emergence of Free-Standing
Surgical Centers: In Whose Best Interest Do They Serve?"

Second
placeGraduate division: Lisa O’Neill, Temple
University, Philadelphia, "Corporate Negligence and the
National Practitioner Data Bank"Undergraduate division: Andrea De Vries, University
of Illinois, Champaign, "A Step in the Left Direction:
An Analysis of the Impact of Government Legislation on Employee Health
Benefits"

Third
placeGraduate division: John Meurer, M.D.,
Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., "Strategies
for Improving Access to Maternal and Child Health Services
in the United States"Undergraduate division: Peter D. Grasso, University
of Texas, Galveston, "Aging: Addressing Increasing Demands of Long-Term Care
into the 21st Century"